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Thursday, May 18, 2017

DEFENDING DAVID WILKERSON-BY-Andrew Strom

Wilkerson is gone now, and it is easy to forget. But the fact is,there were often many in the modern Charismatic movement whobasically opposed all that David Wilkerson stood for. They describedhim as a "Doom and Gloom" merchant - always warning of whatwas coming and calling the nation and the church to REPENTANCE.

I received an email from some U.S friends awhile ago who hadjust gone back to a Pentecostal church after some years. Theytold me, "If I bring up David Wilkerson, they all get a hateful,angry look on their face." Isn't that terribly sad.

Even though David Wilkerson was the one man who consistentlywarned America of cataclysms just like the ones we have seen,he was still denigrated. Even though he was proved right, still theydetested him! I think it is because his major message was"REPENT". And he didn't pussy-foot around like a lot of theseother so-called "prophets".

When the "God Wants You Rich" prosperity message began tospread, David was one of the few leaders who publicly refuted itand called the people to repent from the "love of money". Manyhated him for that. Especially because he is so direct andup-front.

And when the 'Toronto Blessing' came along, with churches fullof the most weird and often ugly behaviour - he called it like itwas. He was one of the few (if any) Pentecostal leaders whoactually stood up publicly and refuted this new 'spirit' that wasinvading the church. You can imagine how despised he wasfor that.

There is a 'Prophetic' movement in the world today that is inmy opinion very far removed from the word 'Prophet'. It sellstruckloads of books and holds untold conferences, but at theend of the day it is a mealy-mouthed travesty of the word'Prophetic'. It retains its popularity because it is almost always"positive" and up-lifting. The voice of an Amos or Jeremiah israrely (if ever) heard in its ranks - let alone a "John the Baptist".It is almost never blunt or confrontational - especially about sin.

A lot of this movement has a chronic obsession with the 'religiousspirit'. Everywhere these people look all they can see are religiousspirits of legalism, pharisaism, etc. Thus they are always talkingabout "grace, grace, grace". The words "Sin, Righteousnessand Judgement" are almost a horror to them, because they areso fearful of being 'religious'. And thus when they come acrossa prophet who actually preaches on Sin, Righteousness andJudgement (-which are the very things Jesus said His Spiritwould CONVICT of), they reject him. Every true prophet that Iknow of down through history has been a 'Sin, Righteousnessand Judgement' preacher. So has every true Revivalist. (Finney,Wesley, Whitfield, Edwards, etc). It is part of the job description!

We have invented a new meaning for the term 'Prophetic' inour day that is far below the standard of the Bible. And farbelow the standard that must be in place to see a true Revival.I think it was God's spokesman Ezekiel who coined the term"pillow prophets". That is the last thing that America needs inher hour of crisis. What is needed are voices who truly tell it likeit is - who WARN the people, no matter what the cost. -A 'cleartrumpet sound'.

David Wilkerson was just such a voice. And he was almost a'lone' voice - though thank God he was widely heard. I believeGod placed him in New York deliberately - the city thatcombines world political power with world financial power andworld media power. David was "God's man" in that city - I trulybelieve this. And if he said that God's message to Americathrough these events was "REPENT" then personally I wouldbelieve him rather than any mealy-mouthed 'prophet' who saidotherwise.

David hated sin and deception so much, and loved God andthe people so much, that he could not stand to be silent whenGod's heart-truths were being trampled underfoot. That is themark of a true prophet. He will be sorely missed.

Blessings to all,

Andrew Strom.

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